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New fossil hominids from Laetolil, Tanzania
Author(s) -
White Tim D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330460203
Subject(s) - tanzania , fossil record , paleontology , geology , archaeology , geography , environmental planning
Abstract New fossil hominid specimens from the Laetolil fossil locality in Tanzania are described. The material includes mandibles and teeth derived from reliably‐dated deposits of Pliocene age. Preliminary descriptions, measurements and illustrations are presented.